| 词条 | Tumbleweed Communications |
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| name = Tumbleweed Communications Corp. | logo = File:Tumbleweed logo.png | type = Publicly traded | founded = {{Start date and age|1993}} | hq_location_city = Redwood City, California | key_people = | revenue = US $60M (2006) | industry = security solutions for internet commerce }} Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provided secure messaging and secure file transfer solutions for enterprise and government customers.[1] Tumbleweed Communications merged with Axway in 2008. Tumbleweed products were used to block security threats, protect information, and conduct business online. Tumbleweed provided solutions for inbound and outbound email protection, secure file routing, and identity validation that allow organizations to conduct business over the Internet. Tumbleweed offered these solutions in three product suites: MailGate, SecureTransport, and Validation Authority. MailGate provides protection against spam, viruses, and attacks, and enables policy-based message filtering, encryption, and routing. SecureTransport enables customers to safely exchange large files and transactions without proprietary software. Validation Authority determines the validity of digital certificates. Tumbleweed has approximately 2,300 enterprise and government customers. Their traditional market focus has been in the financial services, health care, and government markets. Merger
RevenueIn 2005, Tumbleweed earned approximately $US 50 million in gross revenue from the sale of their products and services. Of that, approximately $US 3 million was from licensing their patents.[2] In 2006, Tumbleweed reported $US 62 million in revenue, with revenue growth over one year of 24%.[3]{{Failed verification|date=July 2008}} In 2007, Tumbleweed reported $US 57.50 million in revenue, with revenue growth over one year of -7.30%.[3] AwardsIn January 2007, Tumbleweed's MailGate 5550 was named SC Magazine’s Best of 2006 "Recommended" award in the Anti-Spam category.[4] PatentsTumbleweed has a patent portfolio including 22 utility patents[5] and one issued US design patent. US patent 6192407 is one of several owned by Tumbleweed that relates to document delivery systems that generate a unique URL for intended recipients of a document in order to deliver that document. Tumbleweed has licensed this and related patents in their patent portfolio to 29 companies.[6] They have filed several patent infringement lawsuits. Those that have been sued include:
Overall, Tumbleweed earns about 6% of its revenue from patent licensing. CompetitorsMajor competitors of Tumbleweed include:[11]
Representative customersRepresentative customers of Tumbleweed include:[12]{{Verify credibility|date=July 2008}}
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References1. ^[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022509/000119312506230287/d10q.htm#tx74592_7 Tumbleweed SEC 10Q filing, For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006, US government publication] 2. ^[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022509/000119312506056232/d10k.htm#tx23083_27 Tumbleweed 2005 10k SEC form] 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/60/60016.html | title=Tumbleweed Communications Corp. Company Profile |accessdate=2008-03-21}} 4. ^Tumbleweed named in SC Magazine best of 2006 Award, Tumbleweed Press Release January 10, 2007 5. ^List of US patents issued to Tumbleweed 6. ^Tumbleweed patent licensees 7. ^[https://archive.is/20130119140213/http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5133886.html eBay, Tumbleweed settle patent suit] 8. ^Hallmark Settles Online Greeting Card Lawsuit 9. ^Morrison and Foerster's [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927130349/http://www.mofo.com/practice/practice/intellectualproperty/patentlitigation/matters.html Patent Litigation > Pending Cases] (archived in 2007) 10. ^Tumbleweed Settles URL Lawsuit 11. ^Hoovers Inc. profile of Tumbleweed Communications March 12, 2007 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tumbleweed.com/news/press_releases/2004/2004-02-03.html |title=Tumbleweed Partners with Child Health Corporation of America to Deliver Comprehensive Secure Messaging Solutions to Children's Hospitals |publisher=Tumbleweed |accessdate=2008-07-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221140844/http://www.tumbleweed.com/news/press_releases/2004/2004-02-03.html |archivedate=2008-02-21 |deadurl=yes |df= }} External links
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